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See that boy in the street?

He’s searching for food.

He hasn’t had any in days.

And his stomach growls with each step

He takes.

 

See that girl sitting on the stoop?

She holds bruises beneath her clothes.

No one knows how much she’s hurting.

All she wants

Is a family who cares.

 

See that dog walking on the sidewalk

He has no home and is lonely.

No one to take him in, love him.

So for now, he keeps walking the sidewalk

With a broken heart.

 

See that teen locked in her room?

No one can see the scars on her skin.

She feels no one can understand her or her pain.

She’s been through so much

And eases it with a blade.

Through everything, these people hurt.

When all they want

Is someone to care. 

All they want

Is a home to call their own.

Reviews

[Laura Storm]

Very nice. I like the sad stark truth of it.

[scripted]

i love these kind of poems... i cant even begin to express my feeling for the worlds wrong doing!!! i love that you took light to what is happening daily in America and all around the world... true fact alone over 24000 kids in america are homeless... sad but very true anyway nice write... yours truely danielle (scripted)
XXX 12/31/12

[DoNt LoSe YoUrSeLf]

Thank you! And I was up late thinking last night and kept seeing the picture of a child on the streets, searching for food and begging for money. Then the image of an abused dog, then the teen and the last few lines were actually the first lines I thought of that started this whole poem.